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Why Chess?

From the National Scholastic Chess Foundation:

Chess, one of the oldest and most challenging of games, is showing
remarkable results as one of the latest pedagogical tools for young students.
Through the medium of chess, children learn discipline thinking skills which
are applicable to other intellectual endeavors.

Chess education is extremely effective with children because:

*Chess involves all levels of critical thinking (knowledge,
comprehension, analysis, evaluation);

*Chess requires forethought and cultivates visualization skills;

*Chess improves problem solving skills;

*Chess-encourages children to overcome the fear of risktaking;

*Chess enables children to assume responsibility for their decisions;

*Chess rewards determination and perseverance;

*Chess raises self-esteem andpromotes good sportsmanship;

*Chess encourages socialization skills that extend across cultures and generations;

*Chess is fun!

Chess provides the necessary 4th "R" in education - reasoning.